1980 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1980 San Jose Earthquakes season was the franchise's seventh in the North American Soccer League. They finished fourth in the Western Division of the American Conference.[3]

San Jose Earthquakes
1980 season
CoachEngland Bill Foulkes
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Conference: 12th
Overall: 23rd
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerSteve David (14)[1]
Average home league attendance13,169[2]

Squad

The 1980 squad[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Canada CAN Chris Turner
2 DF United States USA Ane Mihailovich
3 DF United States USA Mark Demling
3 DF United States USA Mike Hunter
4 MF England ENG Colin Bell
4 MF Netherlands NED Guus Hiddink
5 DF Germany GER Willi Cryns
5 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vasa Rutonjski
6 DF England ENG Mike Czuczman
7 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Steve David
7 FW Scotland SCO Billy Hughes
8 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Miro Pavlovic
8 FW Scotland SCO Alfie Conn
9 MF Germany GER Bernie Gersdorff
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR George Best
12 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Slavko Licinar
12 MF Portugal POR Ibraim Silva
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF United States USA Sandje Ivanchukov
13 DF United States USA Paul Toomey
14 MF United States USA Steve Ryan
15 FW United States USA Easy Perez
16 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Niki Nikolic
17 DF United States USA Sam Bick
19 FW United States USA Bill Sautter
20 DF United States USA Charlie Kadupski
20 MF Netherlands NED Hans Kraay, Jr.
21 MF United States USA Joe Silveira
22 DF Germany GER Peter Lechermann
23 FW South Africa RSA Andries Maseko
24 GK Scotland SCO Mike Hewitt
25 DF United States USA Derek Evans
FW Northern Ireland NIR Tom Armstrong
FW Portugal POR Victor Baptista
DF England ENG John Rowlands

Competitions

NASL

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
April 5, 1980 Los Angeles Aztecs A 01
April 19, 1980 Seattle Sounders H 01
April 27, 1980 Edmonton Drillers A 24 Maseko (2)
April 30, 1980 San Diego Sockers H 23 Sautter, Gersdorff
May 3, 1980 Seattle Sounders A 04
May 10, 1980 New England Tea Men H 00*
May 15, 1980 Edmonton Drillers H 10 David
May 17, 1980 Houston Hurricane H 30 David (3)
May 24, 1980 Portland Timbers A 12 Silva
June 1, 1980 California Surf A 23 David, Kraay
June 4, 1980 Rochester Lancers H 12 David
June 7, 1980 Vancouver Whitecaps H 20 Pavlovic, Lechermann
June 11, 1980 Detroit Express A 00*
June 14, 1980 Philadelphia Fury H 21 Best, David
June 17, 1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 04
June 22, 1980 Washington Diplomats A 45 Licinar, David, Lechermann, Best
June 26, 1980 Toronto Blizzard A 22* Licinar, David
June 29, 1980 California Surf H 51 Licinar, Best, David, Lechermann (2)
July 2, 1980 Dallas Tornado H 12 Pavlovic
July 5, 1980 New England Tea Men A 13 David
July 9, 1980 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 14 Licinar
July 12, 1980 Atlanta Chiefs A 21 Mihailovich, David
July 16, 1980 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 03
July 19, 1980 Vancouver Whitecaps A 14 David
July 26, 1980 Minnesota Kicks H 12
July 30, 1980 Memphis Rogues H 01
August 2, 1980 Detroit Express H 31 Pavlovic, David
August 9, 1980 Chicago Sting A 14 Best
August 12, 1980 Memphis Rogues A 00*
August 16, 1980 Portland Timbers H 23 Best (2)
August 20, 1980 San Diego Sockers A 32 Maseko, Best
August 23, 1980 Los Angeles Aztecs H 12 Best

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

American Conference

Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Edmonton Drillers17155851149
California Surf15176167144
San Diego Sockers16165351140
San Jose Earthquakes923456895

References

  1. "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  2. "North American Soccer League Attendance". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. "The Year in American Soccer 1980". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  4. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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